Atate Achenjeza za Zaka Makumi Asanu ndi Awiri za Ukapolo
Zaka makumi awiri ndi zitatu zoyankhula, ndipo palibe anamvera. Tsopano Atate wathu akutcha Nebukadinezara mtumiki wake ndipo akuika zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri pa ukapolo — kenako chiweruzo pa Babulo nayonso. Yeremiya akunyamula chikho cha ukali kupita ku mtundu ndi mtundu, ndipo palibe angakane kumwa.
25 1Mau amene anafika kwa Yeremiya onena za anthu onse a Yuda, m'chaka chachinayi cha Yehoyakimu mwana wa Yosiya, mfumu ya Yuda—chaka choyamba cha Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo. 2Yeremiya mneneri anayankhula zimenezi kwa anthu onse a Yuda ndi onse okhala mu Yerusalemu, nati: 3Kuyambira m'chaka chakhumi ndi chitatu cha Yosiya mwana wa Amoni mfumu ya Yuda mpaka lero, zaka makumi awiri ndi zitatu izi, mau a Atate wathu anafika kwa ine; ndinayankhula mobwerezabwereza, koma inu simunamvere. 4Ndipo Atate wathu anakutumizirani atumiki ake onse, aneneri, mobwerezabwereza, koma simunamvere kapena kulabadira.
5Iwo anati, “Tsopano tembenukani, aliyense kuchoka ku njira yake yoipa ndi ntchito zake zoipa, ndipo mukhale m'dziko limene Atate wathu anakupatsani inu ndi makolo anu, kuyambira kalekale mpaka muyaya. 6Musatsate milungu ina kuti muitumikire ndi kuigwadira, kapena kundikwiyitsa ndi ntchito za manja anu, ndipo Ine sindidzakuchitirani zoipa.”
7Koma inu simunandimvere Ine, ati Atate wathu, choncho munandikwiyitsa ndi ntchito za manja anu, kuti mudzichitire zoipa nokha.
8Chifukwa chake Atate wa makamu a kumwamba ati: Chifukwa simunamvere mau anga, 9ndikuitana mabanja onse a kumpoto, ati Atate wathu, pamodzi ndi Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo, mtumiki wanga. Ndidzawabweretsa kudzalimbana ndi dziko ili, anthu ake, ndi mtundu uliwonse wozungulira, ndi kuwawononga kotheratu, ndi kuwasandutsa chinthu chochititsa mantha, chinthu choliza mluzu, mabwinja amuyaya. 10Ndidzachotsa pakati pawo liwu la chimwemwe ndi liwu la chisangalalo, liwu la mkwati ndi liwu la mkwatibwi, liwu la miphero ndi kuwala kwa nyale. 11Dziko lonseli lidzakhala bwinja ndi chipululu, ndipo mitundu iyi idzatumikira mfumu ya Babulo kwa zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri.”
12Zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri zikadzatha, ndidzalanga mfumu ya Babulo, mtundu umenewo, ndi dziko la Akaldaya chifukwa cha kulakwa kwawo—ati Atate wathu—ndi kulisandutsa chipululu chamuyaya. 13Ndidzabweretsa pa dziko limenelo zonse zimene ndinayankhula zotsutsana nalo, zonse zolembedwa m'buku ili, zimene Yeremiya ananenera zotsutsana ndi mitundu yonse. 14Mitundu yambiri ndi mafumu akuluakulu adzawagwiritsa ukapolo nawonso; ndidzawabwezera molingana ndi ntchito zawo, ntchito za manja awo.
Chikho cha Mkwiyo wa Atate
15Atate wathu wa Isiraeli anati kwa ine: Tenga chikho ichi cha vinyo wa mkwiyo kuchoka m'dzanja langa, ndipo uwamwetse mitundu yonse imene ndikutuma kwa iwe. a a v15 Chikho cha mkwiyo chimene mitundu iyenera kumwa ndi chikho chimene Yesu anatenga m'malo mwathu—“Atate, ngati mukufuna, chotsani chikho ichi kwa Ine” (Luka 22:42)—kuti iwo amene amamkhulupirira Iye asadzamwe konse. 16Iwo adzamwa, nadzagwedezeka, nadzachita misala chifukwa cha lupanga limene ndikulitumiza pakati pawo.
17Ndipo ndinatenga chikho m'dzanja la Atate wathu, ndi kuwamwetsa mitundu yonse imene Iye anandituma kwa iyo. 18Yerusalemu, mizinda ya Yuda, mafumu ake ndi akuluakulu ake—kuwasandutsa bwinja, chinthu chochititsa mantha, chinthu chonyozeka, temberero, monga zilili lero. 19Farao mfumu ya Igupto, atumiki ake, akuluakulu ake, ndi anthu ake onse, 20ndi anthu onse osakanikirana; mafumu onse a Uzi; mafumu onse a Filisitiya—Asikeloni, Gaza, Ekroni, ndi otsala a Asidodi; 21Edomu, Mowabu, ndi anthu a Amoni; 22mafumu onse a Turo, mafumu onse a Sidoni, ndi mafumu a mphepete mwa nyanja a tsidya la nyanja; 23Dedani, Tema, Buzi, ndi onse amene amameta tsitsi la m'mbali mwa mutu wawo; b b v23 Kumeta tsitsi la m'mbali mwa mutu kunali mwambo umene unkazindikiritsa mafuko ena a m'chipululu cha Arabiya. 24mafumu onse a Arabiya ndi a anthu osakanikirana okhala m'chipululu; 25mafumu onse a Zimuri, mafumu onse a Elamu, ndi mafumu onse a Mediya; 26mafumu onse a kumpoto, apafupi ndi akutali, wina pambuyo pa mnzake, ndi maufumu onse a dziko lapansi amene ali pa dziko lapansi—ndipo pambuyo pawo mfumu ya Sesaki idzamwa. c c v26 Sesaki ndi dzina lobisika la Babulo, lopangidwa mwa kusintha makalata ake—njira yotchulira chiweruzo chikubwera cha Babulo osanena molunjika.
27Uwauze: Atate wa makamu a kumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, ati: Imwani, ledzerani, sanzani, gwani, ndipo musadzauke, chifukwa cha lupanga limene ndikulitumiza pakati panu. 28Ngati akana kutenga chikho m'dzanja lako kuti amwe, uwauze kuti, “Atate wa makamu a kumwamba ati: Muyenera kumwa ndithu! 29Taonani, ndayamba kubweretsa tsoka pa mzinda umene umatchedwa ndi dzina langa. Kodi inu mudzakhala osalangidwa ndithu? Simudzakhala osalangidwa. Pakuti Ine ndikuitana lupanga kuti litsutsane ndi aliyense wa pa dziko lapansi, ati Atate wa makamu a kumwamba.”
30“Nenera mau onsewa otsutsana nawo, ndipo uwauze kuti: ‘Atate wathu akubangula ali kumwamba, akupereka liwu lake kuchokera ku malo ake opatulika; akubangula mokweza kutsutsana ndi gulu lake la nkhosa, akufuwula ngati anthu oponda mphesa, kutsutsana ndi onse okhala pa dziko lapansi.’ 31Kubangula kumafika ku malekezero a dziko lapansi, pakuti Atate wathu akusumira mitundu mlandu; Iye akulowa m'chiweruzo ndi anthu onse, ndipo oipa akuwapereka ku lupanga, ati Atate wathu.”
32Atate wa makamu a kumwamba ati: Taonani, tsoka likufalikira kuchoka ku mtundu wina kupita ku wina—namondwe waukulu ukuchokera ku malekezero a dziko lapansi.
33Pa tsiku limenelo ophedwa a Atate wathu adzagona kuyambira mbali ina ya dziko lapansi mpaka mbali ina—osaliridwa, osasonkhanitsidwa, osaikidwa m'manda, ngati ndowe pa nthaka.
34Lirani, inu abusa, ndipo fuwulani; gubudukani m'fumbi, inu ambuye a gulu la nkhosa! Pakuti masiku akuphedwa kwanu afika; mudzagwa, ndi kuphwanyika ngati chotengera chamtengo wapatali. 35Abusa sadzakhala ndi pothawira, ambuye a gulu la nkhosa sadzakhala ndi kopulumukira. 36Imvani—kulira kwa abusa, kubuma kwa ambuye a gulu la nkhosa! Pakuti Atate wathu akuwononga busa lawo, 37ndipo msipu wamtendere wakhala chete chifukwa cha mkwiyo woyaka wa Atate wathu. 38Monga mkango wachoka ku phanga lake, pakuti dziko lawo lasanduka chipululu chifukwa cha lupanga la wopondereza ndi chifukwa cha mkwiyo woyaka wa Atate wathu.